Advertising as a Christian Science practitioner
Advertising in the The Christian Science Journal requires:
- Membership in The Mother Church
- Primary class instruction with an authorized teacher of Christian Science.
- A demonstrated understanding of Christian Science in one’s own life, based on deep study of the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
- An established, public practice with a record of success in healing.
- References from those who can attest to your healing work.
- Full-time availability to answer calls (no other job).
- Mentoring and recommendation from a Christian Science teacher or other experienced practitioner.
- An interview with the Christian Science Publishing Society regarding the standards for an advertiser.
Mary Baker Eddy’s writings give you the best guidance for your own prayers and study in establishing a healing practice. The Church Manual provides points of particular consideration, such as:
- No other profession or vocation (Manual, Art. XXV, Sect. 9)
- Quick and whole healing (Manual, Art. XXX, Sect. 7)
- Confidentiality (Manual, Art. VIII, Sect. 22)
- Choice of patients (Manual, Art. XXVII, Sect. 4)
- No monopoly (Manual, Art. VIII, Sect. 30)
- Practitioner’s charges, including reductions (Manual, Art. VIII, Sect. 22)
“The work of healing, in the Science of Mind, is the most sacred and salutary power which can be wielded. My Christian students, impressed with the true sense of the great work before them, enter this strait and narrow path, and work conscientiously.” (Mary Baker Eddy, Retrospection and Introspection, p. 54)
If you have any questions about the application or would like to receive one in a different language, please contact applications@csps.com
